Tidbit: Cookies were rarely made before the 1830s, as it was too hard to regulate the temperature of a brick oven. The invention of the Tin Baker (as seen in picture to left) in the mid-1800s changed how baking could be done. The Tin Baker allowed a steady temperature to be maintained using the ashes of the fire to heat the underside of the tin box and hence cook the cookie dough on a tray just above. A hinged top allowed for easy access to the cookies. It also allowed for checking the cookies without losing heat like a brick over would.

The Damsels

Jennifer, Emilie, and Tricia met while they were graduate students in Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction program. They bonded over their love for children's and young adult fiction, especially all types of historical fiction, and their desire to see their books in print.